So far in 2018, 15 health data breaches have been reported to federal regulators, affecting a combined total of nearly 391,000 individuals. But why are incidents involving ransomware still so rare on the federal health data breach tally?

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Why some organizations with working backups still choose to pay a ransom after suffering a cryptolocking malware attack. Also featured: The U.S. government's push to bolster the private sector's "active defenses."

An analysis of how unprepared businesses are to fight back against the continued problem of ransomware is featured in the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured: outlooks for health data breaches and other cybersecurity trends in 2018.

A must see webcast that defines when proactive hunting is needed, and how to get started operationalizing a program internally.
The increasing number of organizations being hit by crippling "mega breaches" points to a deficiency in most standard endpoint security solutions. Today's evolving threat landscape...

Information security truisms: 2017 was the year of more cybersecurity - more attacks, more spending, more defenses, more breaches - and 2018 will see more of everything "cyber," plus GDPR enforcement, proxy wars online and more.

This episode of the ISMG Security Report is devoted to producer/host Eric Chabrow's recollection of the evolution of cybersecurity news and analysis during his nine years at Information Security Media Group. Chabrow is retiring after 45 years in journalism.

Since the massive data breach of credit bureau Equifax, the U.S. Congress has become more interested in the causes of data breaches. Australian security expert Troy Hunt, who recently traveled to Washington to share his insights with a House committee, discusses what he told lawmakers in this in-depth interview.

The future of security is not all gloom and doom. We've learned important lessons over the past decade that can become your prescriptions for action.
Download this report to learn about these focus areas that will let you sleep at night:
Apps are the number one target, so shift your focus to the targets, and...

We are in the age of mass data compromise. The growing, never-ending cycle of breach, fraud loss and the decline of customer experience characterizes life in today's globally connected digital world. Unfortunately, with crime rings amplifying their efforts and continuing to evolve these threats aren't going anywhere....

The New York state Department of Financial Services' cybersecurity regulation - 23 NYCRR Part 500 - has been in effect for nearly a year now, and covered entities face some significant compliance milestones in 2018. This regulation puts new demands on financial institutions for security leadership, breach...

There is a lot of frightening rhetoric coming out of the IT-security industry regarding the GDPR data protection reform adopted by the European Parliament and going into effect on May 25th, 2018. These issues of data privacy and security seem especially thorny in today's virtualized and cloud environments where...

The New York state Department of Financial Services' cybersecurity regulation - 23 NYCRR Part 500 - has been in effect for nearly a year now, and covered entities face some significant compliance milestones in 2018. This regulation puts new demands on financial institutions for security leadership, breach...

Finding an effective breach prevention provider is critical in order to safeguard an organization's assets. NSS Labs subjected nine cybersecurity market leaders to comprehensive, rigorous testing to determine how well each product handled current advanced threats and attack methods. All vendor products were evaluated...

As one of the top 20 largest providers of information technology services to the financial services industry, the company in this case study spends a considerable amount of time and resources ensuring that both its data and its customers' data is secure.
Due to the tremendous amount of time involved in detecting...